Mark Visconi, 48, of Fairfax, Virginia, was jailed on Friday after he pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography.
Before his arrest, Visconi served as the chief of the Air Force's counter-drone task force and was on track to take command of the 11th Air Wing at Joint Base Andrews, the home of Air Force One, Air Force spokeswoman Lynn Kirby told Task & Purpose."Now that sentencing is complete, the Air Force will begin the process to have him removed from the rolls," Kirby said."If approved, this will result in the loss of Col.
His security clearance was suspended after the Air Force was alerted to his activity on the dark web by law enforcement agencies, an Air Force official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, toldVisconi was also ordered to pay restitution to one identified victim and complete 50 hours of community service by speaking or writing about his experience and conviction, ICE said.
The five-year jail sentence handed to him by Judge T.S. Ellis III is less than the 10-year sentence prosecutors sought, the Associated Press reported.Mark Visconi, pictured receiving an award in 2007, has been sentenced to five years in prison on child pornography charges.
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